New faces at this year's Gold Medal Plates competition

Last year, there wasn’t a female face among the top chefs competing for the honour of representing Edmonton at the national Gold Medal Plates championship. This year, Doreen Prei of the Petroleum Club made the cut. Plus, the list includes a few other chefs who haven’t competed previously, Jesse Morrison-Gauthier of The Common, Robert Simpson of Blackhawk Golf Course, Alex Sneazwell of The Manor Casual Bistro and Mike Scorgie of Woodwork (even though the latter restaurant has yet to even open).

The other competing chefs are Paul Campbell of Cafe de Ville, Shane Chartrand of Vons Steak House and Oyster Bar, Andrew Fung of XIX Nineteen (YEG’s Gold Medal plate champion in 2010), Paul Shufelt of Century Hospitality Group, and Jan Trittenbach of Packrat Louie (Edmonton champion in 2011).

This year, Gold Medal Plates will be held on October 24th at the Shaw Conference Centre. The event is a major fundraiser for the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic team. To date over $7.4 million has been raised.

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